226

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century
Decades:	190s  200s  210s  – 220s –  230s  240s  250s
Years:	223 224 225 – 226 – 227 228 229

Year 226 (CCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Asia

• June 29 – Cao Pi dies. His son Cao Rui becomes emperor of the Kingdom of Wei.
• King Ardashir I defeats Artabanus IV. He is crowned "King of Kings" of the Persian Empire. This begins the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid Empire.
• The Empire of Parthia falls.

Births

• Wang Bi, Chinese philosopher (d. 249)
• Lu Kang, son of Lu Xun (b. 274)

Deaths

• June 29 – Cao Pi, Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (China) (b. 187)
• Shi Xie, ruler of Jiaozhi (b. 137)
• Shi Hui, son of Shi Xie
• Shi Zhi, eldest son of Shi Xie
• Artabanus IV, last ruler of the Parthian Empire